...Title
Staffing Recruitment, Retention, and Vacancies. (Arenas)
...Recommendations
1. Agendize a special meeting no later than March of 2023 on the subject of Staff Vacancies, Recruitment, and Retention.
a. Meeting should provide Council with a review of all existing strategies, but also additionally presentations on new strategies proposed by HR, bargaining units, and community organizations.
b. Council should be presented with strategies that would require:
i. New funding for HR staff or internal HR staff in various departments
ii. New focus on addressing issues in high-turnover classifications
iii. Substantial changes in job requirements for chronically vacant positions
iv. Strategies for addressing acute vacancy rates in critically effected departments, including:
1. Environmental Services
2. Housing
3. Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services
4. Planning, Building & Code Enforcement
5. Public Works
6. Information Technology
2. Direct the City Manager to author a Manager’s Budget Addendum for the upcoming budget cycle which provides the Council with accurate budgetary figures for implementing the strategies discussed at the Special Meeting.